Genus Opitutus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Opitutus Chin et al. 2001, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Opitutales Choo et al. 2007; Type genus of the family ¤ Opitutaceae Choo et al. 2007).
Type species: ¤ Opitutus terrae Chin et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. fem. n. Ops Opis, a Roman Earth and harvest goddess; L. part. adj. tutus (from L. v. tueor), protected; N.L. masc. n. Opitutus, the one protected by Ops.
Valid publication: CHIN (K.J.), LIESACK (W.) and JANSSEN (P.H.): Opitutus terrae gen. nov., sp. nov., to accommodate novel strains of the division 'Verrucomicrobia' isolated from rice paddy soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1965-1968.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Opitutus terrae Chin et al. 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PB90-1 = DSM 11246 = JCM 15787.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ229235.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terrae, of the earth.
Valid publication: CHIN (K.J.), LIESACK (W.) and JANSSEN (P.H.): Opitutus terrae gen. nov., sp. nov., to accommodate novel strains of the division 'Verrucomicrobia' isolated from rice paddy soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1965-1968.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: At the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries, and Opitutus terrae Chin et al. 2001 was not validly published [Rules 27(3) and 30]. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Opitutus terrae Chin et al. 2001 is now considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online